open-replicator

Explicit advanced workflow to inspect status, upload, or cautiously start/control local Bambu Lab printers through LAN FTPS/MQTT after validated G-code exists. Use only when the user asks for printer communication or physical print control.

Use when a development board, SBC, MCU module, or board-level enclosure constraint must be resolved for hardware or CAD design.

Use when a selected electronic parts list must be validated, enriched, exported, or made procurement-ready.

Use when custom Build123d Python CAD code, geometry operations, selectors, locations, joints, assemblies, imports, exports, or DFM details are needed. Read `references/dfm-rules.md` BEFORE writing the first line of geometry code for any screw boss, standoff, snap fit, wall interface, or overhang-sensitive feature — not after the shape exists. A screw fastening into a 3D-printed part additionally requires the `build123d-libs` kit; never hand-model that joint.

Use when standard mechanical parts, fasteners, bearings, V-slot rails, T-nuts, wheels, or linear-motion parts are needed in Build123d CAD, and always before modeling a screw into a 3D-printed part — printed screw joints must come from this skill's kit, never hand-modeled.

Use for CAD Part Research when standard, purchasable, or library-backed mechanical components must be resolved before modeling.

Independently audit one complete committed CAD build using cad.look image evidence and cad.inspect geometry facts. Use only for the Host-owned CAD handoff review that returns prioritized P0/P1 issues as ordinary text; do not use for CAD editing, finite-element analysis, physical load certification, or export.

Use for persistent, visual, short-loop CAD modeling with cad.open, cad.add_part, cad.edit_part, cad.place, cad.import, cad.delete, cad.look, cad.inspect, Host-owned CAD Review, and cad.export.

Use when electronic components must be selected, priced, checked for stock, compared with alternatives, or prepared as BOM-ready candidates with datasheet-backed implementation evidence.

Explicit advanced workflow for generating, inspecting, dry-running, and validating plain FDM `.gcode` with real slicer CLIs. Use only when the user asks Replicator to generate G-code, needs headless/reproducible slicing, or cannot use a slicer UI.

Independently audit one immutable, Host-frozen PCB release candidate using the design's own editable source, its manufacturing reports, and board-frame measurements from `pcb.measure`. Use only for the Host-owned PCB release review that returns a prioritized Markdown report; do not use for PCB editing, routing, or fabrication export.

Use when uploaded or project PDF files need exact text extraction, page-specific review, visual inspection of embedded images/diagrams/scans, datasheet figures, tables, or layout-sensitive evidence.

Use before Project Replicator product, hardware, PCB, CAD, manufacturing, or review work.

Prepare committed Replicator CAD objects for ordinary FDM printing by arranging quantities across real build-plate dimensions and exporting one standard unsliced `.3mf` per plate for Bambu Studio or another slicer.

Parametric CAD modeling with build123d (Python) - enclosures, mechanical parts, assemblies. Builds a scene from cad/parts/*.py, exports STEP/GLB, renders PNG views for visual self-review, and prepares STL/3MF for printing. Use after PCB release (or directly for non-PCB products).

Select electronic components and build a procurement-ready BOM with real LCSC/JLC supplier evidence (stock, price, datasheet). Use after the PRD stage and before PCB design. Provides parts_search.py (jlcsearch API) and bom_validate.py (schema gate).

Use before Project Replicator PCB source, layout, routing, DRC, fabrication, or PCB visual-review work.

Design PCBs as code with tscircuit (React/TSX) and the tsci CLI - schematic, layout, DRC, Gerber/BOM/CPL export for JLCPCB fabrication. Use after the BOM stage when the product needs a custom PCB.

Hardware product pipeline orchestrator (PRD → BOM → PCB → CAD → fabrication). Use FIRST for any request to design a hardware product, electronic device, PCB, or enclosure end-to-end. Routes to replicator-prd, replicator-parts, replicator-pcb, replicator-cad.

Write or revise hardware product requirements (product/README.md, product/requirements.json, product/contract.json). Use at the start of any hardware product design before parts selection.